Ah yes, the good old days. When Hokkien and Cantonese radio programmes dominated the airwaves, when you could enjoy a hearty meal for just 50 cents, and when cholera stalked the land.
One group of developers has decided to bring back those happy times, the Hokkien radio that is, not the cholera. Live4D is an iPhone app has a text-to-speech engine that reads out the 4D results in Hokkien, as well as English and Mandarin. However, this app has more going for it than just nostalgia. It also promises to deliver 4D results faster than anyone else (by 6.33pm).
iMerlion speaks to Chin Kwek Loong of Live4D to learn more about the origins of the app and their plans for the future.
Why did you guys decide to do Live4D?
We did Live4D as a service to the community who would like to know the 4D results live at 6:33pm instead of the usual 7:30~8pm.
How did you come up with the idea of offering the results in Hokkien?
During our younger days, we used to hear results in Hokkien on Reddifussion. Brings back memories doesn't it?
Do you have any idea who listens to the Hokkien results?
No idea but maybe it would appeal to the older generation
What are your plans for Live4D? What features are you planning to add?
Features we would like to include are an alarm to alert users when it is 6:33pm or 6:32pm and a winnings calculator.
The Toto result currently is just scrolling at our info box. We want to have something like the 4D result where it will show when each number arrives. This would make it much easier for users to read as well.
The killer feature, however, would be to able to announce the result at 5:33pm, 1 hour before Singapore Pools.
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